Pictures of Food: Asian Shrimp Glass Noodle Salad

I don't remember this one at all. It looks like my typical Asian salad with shrimp and glass noodles.

Happy New Year!

For New Year's Day, Brian grilled BBQ shrimp, and I made a black-eye pea salad for good luck. Cornbread muffins and avocado slices for good measure.
The salad recipe came from AllRecipes Black-Eyed Pea Salad. I used red wine vinegar instead of balsamic because I thought that would have a lighter flavor. The muffins were just a cheap mix, but they were pretty good.

For dessert I made a bread pudding with whiskey sauce. Both the recipes came from the classic Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. Every left over pieces of good loaves of bread I had, I stuck in the freezer, I just now had enough to make the pudding.

Happy New Year!

Shrimp Tacos

Shrimp tacos with:

Sauted onions and green bell peppers and garlic

taco seasoning (chili powder, cumin, chili flakes, dried cilantro)

corn tortillas

feta cheese

broccoli slaw

I previously (and crudely) posted about Shrimp tacos before here.

More Pizzas

Here's a couple of pizzas I have made before:

This pizza is a shrimp, green olive, grilled onion, and feta. I usually saute the shrimp a little bit first (Brian's idea) just to make sure it cooks fully on the pizza.

This pizza had pesto sauce instead of a tomato sauce. It was topped with kalamata olives, grilled onion, green bell pepper, sliced tomatoes, and feta cheese.

With both of these pizzas I still used a mozzerella to get the toppings to stick. Feta is more like a garnish. I always top with parmigiano-reggiano.

Grillin' and Chillin'!

I stopped by World Market the other day to pick up some wine and to look at sushi rolling mats. I didn't get the sushi rolling mats, but I did find this:

(Stevie wanted to check it out what I bought for her Daddy)....

As you can see from above, it didn't come with food. So, Brian picked up some shrimp:

Isn't it so cute!

Shrimp and Spinach Tacos

Shrimp and Spinach Tacos

Olive Oil
1 or 2 cloves garlic
Red Chili Flakes, to taste
3/4 Cup chopped onion
3/4 Cup chopped bell pepper
1-1/2 Cups Shrimp
Splash of Wine (I would normally suggest white, but red works so well with the sundried tomatoes)
1/2 Cup Sundried Tomatoes
2 TBSP Taco Seasoning
2 Cups Fresh Spinach
Cheddar Cheese, grated
Sour Cream
Tortillas

Saute onions, bell pepper, and garlic, and chili flakes in olive oil. Add shrimp, sundried tomatoes, and seasoning, and wine. Saute until shrimp is done. Fold in spinach. Add additional olive oil, salt, and seasoning if needed. Cover, and cook until spinach cooks down. Serve in tortillas with cheddar cheese and sour cream.

In the photograph, I tried to make a roasted red bell pepper sour cream sauce for the tacos. While it tasted good, it made... pink... taco... sauce. Yeah, I won't make it again just because of that.

Asian Salad

Here are the ingredients I used to make an Asian Salad. Measurements are approximate.



Broccoli Slaw
Spinach
Shrimp
Soy Vay
Toasted sesame seeds

Dressing:
Olive Oil (about 2 TBSPs)
Toasted Sesame Oil (about 1 tsp.)
Chili Garlic Sauce (about 1/2 tsp.)
Soy Sauce (about 2 teaspoons)
Rice Wine Vinegar (about 1 TBSP)
Coriander (a couple dashes)
Ginger (fresh grated or or ground to taste)
Salt and Pepper (to taste)

Marinade desired amount of shrimp in enough Soy Vay to cover. Heat a skillet up on medium to medium-high heat. Toss the shrimp, and saute until fully cooked.

In a small bowl, whisk all the dressing ingredients except for the Olive oil. While whisking, slowly drizzle in the oil.

Toss together spinach, broccoli slaw and dressing. Plate, and then top with shrimp and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.